"Don't look back" - Stephanie Ike

[Music] you know hey hey you see the Bible that there's a history well not really history but they're there events of people looking back you know how many people know the story of Lot's wife looked back to tones of salt God made her a preservative I guess she was trying to preserve the moments of her past she became the preservative you see if they were looking back is yeah we're trying to hold on to something that is gone right I haven't heard of God turning anyone to salt as of recent so it's uh we're good but it's about trying to hold on to this life of what you believe like okay maybe this feels safe right but you're holding on to something that is already gone and don't look back it's not like this you know I'm not I'm not even talking about I'm not going into the carnal things right I'm not talking about like you know what don't call that person no more because you know it's you know you guys be doing things that the Lord is not watching none of that right I'm talking about the things that that feels right right we've been talking you know prostituée has been on the series of kings and queens and he's been talking about how every King has a Lane right and and in this Lane in this industry and this path that God has called you to it doesn't mean that you know anything outside the lane is bad per se is just not for you and so a lot of times we are we are living in things that have we have no business in our purpose our lives not nothing in our destiny aligns to that you know the version of that person their jobs that for many of you God has called out of their careers that God has called out of its not that it is a bad thing oh it's Corrin none of that it's just that it is not your truth and so when I talk about don't look back for many this is a message that you might have to just hold on to and keep replaying because what God is calling you to the process of you realizing the fullness of that identity can can seem shaky can seem uncertain can seem like you know what I rather just go back to what I know what seems you know tangible what seems secure and so when you know when God gave me this word the passage that he gave me what this was hi guy chapter 2 and before we go into Haggai chapter 2 you know for some backstory the Prophet Haggai is telling the leaders of the Israelites you know on behalf of the people he's telling them to rebuild the temple of the Lord so this isn't a guy once so he he gives them this command that the Lord has has said right and when we think of a command a command is simply an instruction for alignment a command is simply what when God gives a command it is the evidence that you're settling in a place that is not your truth and so the command is a directive word to bring you back to a place of identity and so there's this command to the Israelites to rebuild the temple of the Lord now the story of the temple Solomon had you know when David was King David had this had this you know a desire to build a Lord a temple you know he God told him that your son is going to build a temple but the Lord gave him specific instructions to build this temple that you know when Solomon became King he built the temple but Solomon's ways he started he started serving other gods and you know ultimately it led to God allowing the temple to be destroyed and so huh guy comes in and he tells the people consider your ways and it's almost as though because even in rebuilding this temple there's been a lot of opposition right and so it seems like the people had an excuse for why they were rebuilding the temple but when you listen to what the Lord is saying it means that they were opportunity for you guys to start rebuilding the temple and so he tells the people consider your ways and I love that because it's almost like he starts talking about you you earn wages to put in a pocket full of holes it talks about how you know you so much but you harvest little and what is so fascinating about that because this is a picture of what success looks like but not being a success so because two so much means you have a lot right but you're not getting anything back really in return you're earning something but it's going it just it's kind of just washing away and so in the lane that is not yours it looks like it you look like a success but you know you're not a success and in this culture where you know social media there is the image of success but perception as we know is not always reality and so when God says consider your ways because you look like you're making it you're sowing a lot you're not really getting anything back economically that's a loss right you're you're making money somehow but you don't see it and so he says consider your ways and that is why he tells them about rebuilding the temple you see what about the temple why the temple it's almost like a sign of alignment because these Israelites if we do a little teaching this Israelites can be linked back to those that were delivered from Egypt and so when the Lord delivered the Israelites from slavery it was by his Spirit because the Lord was with them that was the only way that they were delivered it was the only way that everything happened the way it happened because the Lord was with them now when we fast-forward where now the temple represents where the Lord's presence lives so when the temple is destroyed it's almost as though it's symbolic that the Lord's presence is no longer amongst them and so you have a people that are trying to live a life moving forward without the one thing that brought them to that place and so the Spirit of the Lord that lets them out of slavery the spirit of the Lord that actually gave them the ability to move forward now they think that we can do this thing without it and so you know that this is passage I love it so much it's Psalm 24:1 and I actually gave it to them and it talks about how the earth is the Lord's and all it contains right the world and those who dwell in it so now let's let's look at this right the earth belongs to God the people he created them the earth has no responsibility to give you something if it does not reach the earth does not recognize it as a god thing and so because the whole concept of harvest you know sowing and harvest it's an it's a it's you're putting seed in the earth but for some reason it's not really giving anything back to them people don't have to do anything for you God may not touch anyone's heart to favor you if you're in a path that he never called you to he has no responsibility to do anything and so when they said the earth is the Lord's the earth answers to God and so when we're living a life outside of his intention and his will he has no responsibility to do anything about it and so we see our lives where it seems like god I've been doing this and I've been grinding you know grinding is our word right you know just grinding Yoshi don't grind and just everybody do it well I expel him crying no you're not right [Laughter] and so what what's so what's so interesting about this picture is because it explains to us why the Scriptures tell us how all creation is eagerly awaiting for the revealing of the sons of God because creation wants to serve you God they're they're angels that have been assigned to touch people's hearts to favor you but they cannot do it to a you they do not recognize and so we see we're going into Haggai we're going into the scripture where the people have started building the people have brought themselves to a place of alignment hi guy gives them this word he says we'll consider your ways the people consider their ways they're like wait you know what we should probably haven't been doing what we're supposed to be doing and so they start rebuilding the temple and now this is where we are in hi guy - so they're building this temple now mind you they're there people there is there mindful of maybe there's going to be some opposition they may not have enough resources there you know in their mind Solomon's Temple I mean what the temple Solomon builds was incredible but all of it was still based on the instruction of God right and so what's so fascinating about this but let me just read this so it says on the 21st of the seventh month the word of the Lord came by high guy the Prophet saying speak now to zerubbabel the son of shealtiel I don't even say that Reza God's good governor of Judah and so Joshua the son of what is there now Jehoshaphat the high priests and to the remnant of the people saying who is less among you who saw the temple in its former glory and how do you see it now does it not seem to you like nothing in comparison but now take courage let me just stop there now whenever God what I love so much about God is that when he has a conversation with you he's communicating not to what you're doing but what is in your heart he's communicating to the intention behind what you're doing he's communicating to the emotions that you're feeling that's why a lot of times when Jesus would have conversations they would say one thing Jesus is talking about something else and it's like Jesus that's not what they said but he it's almost like the conversation is having with you is not based on this is based on this and so and so when God tells them he says who amongst you remembers this temple in the former glory because it appeared to be that the people were discouraged because they are comparing ongoing work to past finished work they are wondering how is it possible that we're going to rebuild this temple because of it we know we don't have the resources we don't have the silver we don't have the gold we don't know how we're going to make this work and so they're comparing this isn't it funny before I even continue I'm going to digress a bit isn't it funny how sometimes we compare what we're building to something that has been built in the past we forget that we are in the process but we want to compare it to something that has already been completed and it's past tense and we start feeling discouraged because the process we're in does not look like what someone already finished and we forget that we are still building we cannot live we cannot live life looking at what's behind whether it's in your passive it's what someone else has done because that is God's past work and there's so many things that he still has to do that's what he always talks about I am doing a new thing because you're you're you're killing yourself looking at God's past work and so let's get back here and so now he's telling them because he understands where they are at you're thinking of this working wondering how would it you know how are we going to make this look like what Solomon built you see the funny thing is what Solomon built was not based on Solomon's intuition God gave David specific instructions about the temple it was God's responsibility for the temple to be built what they were rebuilding is still based on the instructions that were given by God you see when you live a like what I loved about there's a passage actually in his second Chronicles it's in chapter 7 where God talked about the temple when Solomon had first built it he talked about how my name shall be there God will put his name on what he spoke two words - and and and the interesting thing about the name of God being somewhere this is what the people perhaps didn't realize because they're thinking that Solomon's ability to build the temple maybe was because Solomon you know it was the favorite Solomon had or whatever you know maybe it was it was about solar month but the truth is it was about God's Word when God says my name shall be theirs what does the scripture tell us about the name of the Lord that in his name every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that he is Lord that sounds like alignment when God puts his name on the thing anything that tries to oppose you would bow should that being being fulfilled and so when God gives a word he is the word God's name is the word you know in Genesis in in Genesis it talks about how they describe God was the voice the voice was walking in the cool of day he is the word his name is the word when God gives you a word he's put his name on the thing and so that thing must happen because his name is on it and so the fact that anything about this is because how many people have a word from God how many people have a promise from God right because his word is the promise of what will happen now why do we get tempted to look back because we start we're looking at us okay God you know you know the circumstances don't look right you know I'm I don't really have the education for this you tell me I'm going to do something but it doesn't seem like I'm qualified for you know on and on and on and number we forget that because it is his word he said about his word not your word he said about his word that he would see to the fulfillment of it so it talks about how he says that I am watching God is watching over his word to complete it and so we get caught up because we're looking at ourselves rather than looking at the Word of God when God says we build the temple I have put my name on the completion of it and so the people are feeling discouraged because it's you know how are we going to do this how are we gonna get it going to compete with what Solomon did it was never about Solomon it was always about the Word of God angels respond to the Word of God you know when we're looking for sometimes we pray and we're like God you know I just need supernatural help get in alignment with his word because angels don't respond to us angels they talk about how angels if you know the description that says you mighty angels who do his bidding who carry out his word so you can you can cry and pray for Supernatural help but unless that thing you're praying for is in alignment with what God has spoken they're not moving but it doesn't mean that angels have not been positioned to help you because they are called ministering spirits they're not supposed to minister to one another right they are supposed to minister to you and so before they can move on your behalf it has to do with they need to recognize the name of God on you on your career on your project and so god it's speaking to them and you said take courage but now take courage zero Babel Bell sounds like a tongue twister Babel you know who knows I'm clueless Institute I'm sorry I love music there's a group they have the song called Babel I can't remember when you and Mom tweet it but but he says now take courage they're about because you see what I love about taking courage is that to take courage means that in the face of adversity stand in the face of adversity you can still prevail you see family if something did not kill you it does not have the ability to stop you the only way you can stop me is if you kill me and so if you're still standing do not sit in this place of you know I just feel like the enemies after me if you didn't kill you you can't stop you and so when God says take courage I know you might be afraid that the opposition might come I know you might be afraid that you guys might not even have the resources how long are we going to be building this thing what are we going to do but take courage because it's about God's Word so he said he says to him declares the Lord take courage also Joshua son of was that josedech the high priest and all the people of the land take courage stand keep moving even when you face adversity a lot of you in this room are facing some serious adversity and it feels like you're and you're contemplating God did you really call me to this place did you really call me to this career did you really call me to this food am I supposed to act am I supposed to sing am I supposed to am I supposed to be in this in this job position because everyone is attacking me my boss doesn't like me but she hasn't fired you that's the part we forget we dwell with dwell on the environment is against me but they haven't kicked you out we dwell on you know people are gossiping about me but it didn't change your position we blow on even the CEO it's saying something about you but the same person could fire you what if they really did not like you why are you still there so we miss it we look at adversity as though it's it's killed something that God gave us no when you recognize that God your name is on this your name is on my life it changes your position it changes and I'm not talking about because your position stays the same but I'm talking about your inter position you're not walking around with your head down slouched you know no vibes at all God is trying to tell you like it's a vibe out here a child just you know depressed no no no no no when you know that God's hands upon your life that the thing that he's spoken to you he has a responsibility to you see you can only put your name on things you're responsible for it your car your house apartment whatever it is you're not going to put your name on something you have no responsibility towards - even if you cosign for someone and the person don't pay the bill guess who's gonna pay it to save your credit yes and so God and saving his name when he calls himself that he that when he said that he's a faithful God to save his name that's why sometimes the Lord will say for my name sake he's not even saying he's not even saying up google it because I can't remember when it happened but the by Google will charge you all kinds of things of the Bible but what the Lord will often say he's not even saying oh because of these people no he says because of my name because I cannot go back on myself and so and so when you find yourself in this position then you're like okay what is supposed to happen remember God's name is on my life and as long as I stay in the past not looking back because I feel like versity not looking back because I feel discouraged understanding that because he said it he will do it we keep pushing we take courage we stand even when adversity hit and so it says it says that in all you in all you people declares the Lord and work and work we see why would God say and work because that mindset has slowed them down that mindset made them so discouraged that even though they're you know probably still like putting you know there's a ladder but no one is up the ladder you know just showing right there lunch break for like hours he says and work for I am with you keep going to the audition keep recording the music keeps showing up at your job whatever it is that God has called you to do keep showing up at school get that degree even though you feel like what am I going to use it for there's a word that was connected to it and so he says work because I am with you that is the most powerful thing because now God is bringing them back to the place of now that you have come back to the place of alignment my spirit is amongst you my name is on this thing so it says work for I am with you declares the Lord of Hosts as for the promise which I made when you came out of Egypt my spirit is abiding in your mist do not fear let's continue for thus says the Lord of Hosts I love this so much once more in a little while I am going to shake the heavens and the earth and see also ant way and see also and the Joe and the see also and the dry land let's continue I will shake all the nations and they will come with the wealth of all nations and I will fill this house with glory says the Lord of Hosts what I love about this you see in Hebrews the Lord talks about the shaking when he was shake the heavens when he was shake and it talks about how everything that can be shaking will be shaking so that which remains can stand in this passage he's talking about another shaking but this shaking is more foreign outpourings so you see there is a shaking that concerns you to enter your truth there is a shaking that went when God starts shaking up your life he's removing the things that you created so that that which he spoke would live now so that is one shaking this shaking is when God shakes the earth to respond to you and so so we've been in this place of kings and queens understanding your identity God has shaken things up in your life he has called you out of a lot of things and he's giving you this promise family if you stay faithful to the path if you put your hands to work I know there's adversity I know there's hardships I know that it looks like you know what looking back or returning to the former things might seem easy but if you're honest with yourself it gave you the look of success but not success itself and so the Lord says if you're faithful I will then shake the heavens and the earth to respond to you because this shaking this shaking is about wealth now coming into the house of God so the people are where the people are complaining you know what we I have the silver we may not have the gold and God says no no no don't worry about that because in the next passage we can even look at the next one he talks about how the silver and the gold is mine see the silver is mine and the gold is mine declares the Lord because as we read earlier the earth responds to him he can such people to favor you and do according to that which he has spoken and even you know in your personal study we see we see the results of all of this and I believe it's in Israel as a chapter like from chapter 6 just keep reading the whole Bible you know we see the result when God literally touched the hearts of people that caused them to have everything that they needed what is it that you're asking but what is it that you're looking for you see when I when I spoke about how God responds to your heart posture if if you are in a place where you say okay God if I don't get this by you know three months I'm done it that's not going to move him because that is already a mind that is wavering so he's not going to respond because in your mouth you what you're saying with your mouth is god I really want to do this thing is call me to do this thing buddy no I only got three months you know to give you that means in your heart you're saying god I really don't believe what your swatches saying you know I'm already I'm already looking back but I'm right right about now you know I'm just having walked back yet I got three months to do the walking right and so God responds to your heart posture but when in your heart you're like God you know what if I perish that parish I'm going to go after this thing the only thing that will stop me if it kills me because you've given me a word why would we want to go back to the former thing because it looks safe you see that the Lord gave me a word and it really it really shoot me a few days ago and he said you know the problem with you know even with me sometimes is that you think you are Stephanie with a purpose you don't recognize that you are the purpose so you think you are you are this person that God has given an assignment you are this person that God has put the answer for something with and when you have the mentality that means well you know guys could just give it to somebody else or you know give me something else to do but you don't recognize that the very thought the intention behind your creation was for that very purpose so you are the purpose so walking out of it is it's just it's like you're not even existing so why do we want to live a life that is just a pure light - you see Society has a standard why the scripture always talks about we are in this world but we are not of the world it has nothing to do with carnality not nothing like that doesn't mean that you know if you're Christian you don't live in the future I like future right it's not about that okay you know God is not tripping right [Laughter] it's a has more to do about this system of the world you see the world has a system about this is how you live this is what you do you you know you do this you you make that you make this kind of money you you know maybe donate to a few charities right and then you get a like a Fame back so it's not really donating and so the world has a system in which we live as long as I can pay my bills as long as I can do this as long as I can do that I'm good but when God says you are not of that system because what heaven recognize this is as long as you are living in your truth that is what's good in eyes of God God is not looking at oh man I sure hope you know they pay the bill this month because he will provide for it that's why Jesus says do not worry about what you will eat or drink because see when Jesus talks about do not worry he says look at the flowers in the field when he says that he's talking to a part of you that he wants to awaken the reality that you are not of this system it's not about your troubles in life should not be your highest priority is not about eating and drinking because God can can handle that your highest priority is God am i living in my truth am i living for the purpose you created me and so there's this temptation to look back but the truth is what God has spoken he is responsible - he would not leave you he would not that's what the scripture talks about he will not leave you and he will not forsake you I don't know what it is that you have had to let go for this walk there's a reason why these messages don't look bad because you might be feeling weary you might be feeling discouraged but if it didn't kill you it cannot stop you and so the last verse the last verse says oh I love this it says the later the latter glory of the house would be greater than the former says the Lord what is so good about this it's eventually before this passage it talks about how God will fill the house with glory you see the word glory can be you know defined in different things from the from the Hebrew text in the former passage when it says the Lord will fill this house with glory you can see that he's speaking particularly to material things because there was the vision behind rebuilding the temple it deals with silver it deals with gold it deals with all those things and that's why the Lord says the silver and the gold this mind right and so there is this in the previous passage filling the houses glories that indeed God would release the resources that they need but now when it says that late the lots of glory of the house will be greater than the former this is not about the beauty of the house anymore this is not about how the house looks because it's the same template it's like having to like 2017 to your Prius it's the same car one is not more beautiful than the other is the same car you know unless you do some extra stuff to it so this glory is more talking about the weight of God's presence and because you see no matter how beautiful the temple was in the past King Solomon still worshiped other gods because his relationship he didn't have the relationship he had with God was shaking and so the scripture often talks about how his heart was divided and so because of his love for women also he ended up worshiping their gods so this glory that God is talking about is the influence of his presence the impact of his presence that his presence that it's not just going to be okay this is where we worship the Lord no but there's going to be something about his presence that changes the people from the inside out why this is so critical is because for some people God may have called you to some from from something that had the look of glory to something that does not look glorious but this is this is what is so beautiful about this when you carry a weight it doesn't matter if you're an intern there's a favor that will be on your life that the CEO would recognize you it doesn't matter if you've never had an acting job before you will end up landing something that doesn't even make sense because what God is doing with you is a work from the inside out and he's giving you it's almost like the presence of God in your life you see we all have what's interesting is that this passage is talking about a temple the Bible refers to us as the temple so the holy spirit lives within us but now what gives us access to work with the holy spirit is our agreement with what he says about us because the scripture also says how to how can to work what work together unless they agree and so you know it was talking about walking but I'm going to use the word work so for the Holy Spirit to work in your life there has to be agreement now when you agree with what God says about you it's almost as though the weight of who God is becomes your normal so there is not a favor on your left I love how PT talked about Joseph Joseph came in as a slave a slave but Joseph was carrying it this is this is an interesting thing right because what God is doing in this time it's not about titles it's not about I don't have the title for this position I don't have the things to put on my resume for this thing it's about the presence of God in your life and so wherever you are family pay attention to the rooms you're in don't pay attention to the title you have in the room pay attention to the room you're in Joseph was in the palace as a servant it was about the room not his title it was never about his position as a servant because the glory of God on his life raised him to become king well not be the actual King but you know what I mean right because he has and I like to clarify things a little bit but I raised him to a position of power he literally was acting as the king and so don't look don't be so focused on God I don't have you know my my credentials or whatever whatever whatever when he says the lack of glory would be greater than the former because it's not about titles it's not about okay you know I don't have this I don't have that he's saying that the my presence will speak on your behalf and then it says that okay says the Lord of Hosts and in this place I will give peace you see family that the crazy things sometimes about following God is that you're following God you're trusting in God but sometimes you have anxiety right because the anxiety is coming from a place of you know could I be wrong am i am i trippin what's going on like and this piece this piece is almost as though in this place you would see what I have said you will begin to experience the very promises I gave you and you would know that it was worth it sometimes it takes you to experience the very thing God said for you to so it's not but it's not a piece like oh the peace of the Lord because God's peace is always with you it's a piece of Wow God you did that thing and he's promising you that he would do it because his name is on your life hmm tell me rise with me you see for some in this house even the moment I said the message don't look back there is this there's this anxiety there's this frustration of God what'd you call me - doesn't seem like it's working out I've left this I know I'm a king again and I know this is my lane but there is a process to actually live out that thing and God wants you to know that you are not alone he is with you heaven is backing you up heaven is backing you up this is not a thing of let me go back to this because you're just going back to a lie we are created whoo-hoo God says we are is literally that is that is why I love this song of of tell me what can I do I can't live without you because outside of my identity in you I'm nothing it's almost actually even be existing and if you've been feeling weary I want you to come to this altar and God is going to renew your strength it says those who wait on the Lord he will renew their strength and you will fly baby that's my version thank you Jesus thank you Jesus thank you Jesus you see for some the issue has been you've been trying to you you've been trying to do it without God you haven't fully accepted him and let him into your life and if that is you he drew you out today only Wednesday night not just for you to come check it out because that was your thought behind it he drew you here to say that my spirit is what brought you here and I want to take you to where you desire to go but it requires me because you see if you want to do things in the natural way of doing it all or child it could take you for a long time but if you want supernatural back up when God goes before you he goes into real day you have no businesses to touch people's hearts concerning you or you need God for that because angels will only move on his word if you want to go the natural way it's a very long process people need to know you know what you're about you know background checks if you want to juvenile oh my gosh you know and someone here actually I joke a lot but in the jokes is actually for somebody and someone here that has been your testimony you went to juvenile and it seems because of what has been on your record you're afraid that certain places would not open doors for you but when God is with you trust me that is supernatural backup angels are going before you they're ministering on your behalf and so if there's anyone still out there and and you've been feeling like God I haven't involved you in this thing you feel as though I'm earning wages only to put it in the pocket with holes or in a bag with holes who am I talking to you you're you're in the position where you have the look of success but when you're by yourself how people perceive you is not the truth version of you and it seems like I should be wait I should be so much farther along than I am now but it just seems like every time I pour this out nothing is coming back to me I see you I see you come on down just come as I'm talking thank you Jesus thank you Jesus for many this is a word that would encourage you to not look back for some this is a word that will challenge you to find your lane because you'll recognize that perhaps some I'm holding on to something that God never called me to it's not about it being and that's where we get it twisted because we think that you know the thing that it's not a god thing is it should look like a wrong thing like wrong to everybody like you know just doing some crazy and I don't know what it is but some crazy right you know drug dealing or something like that I don't know but [Laughter] and so we have this idea that is this crazy scene but if it would be a good thing one thing God told me years ago and I never let it go and he said Stephanie do not be distracted by what you know and I'll tell you the story of this this is in college and we used to do like this you know we had like this evangelism team and we'll go like door to door you know have you met the Lord Jesus Christ have you met the Lord Jesus Christ have you met the Lord Jesus Christ right I thought I was little Gracie I forgot I'm over here trying to have people meet you and he told me not to hey I did not call you to do that I need you during your weekends I don't that's not where I need you I need you somewhere else to represent me I don't need your door-to-door in with that group it sounds crazy but we will see this in the Bible where there are disciples that would actually want to go into a city to preach the gospel and the Holy Spirit will tell them no so what I'm talking about don't look back it's not it's not what the week that you know what looks world way you know whatever that is it's just what is not in your lane it's just what is not true to you it's what God didn't create you for and so for something happen having this dilemma or this confusion of but God it's not like this is wrong you know I'm still helping people I thought I was I was bringing people to the Lord he told me to leave that alone and I was so confused and he said Stephanie you're being confused you're being distracted by what you know you know it's an jealousy so you think that door the door is what I've called you to do at this point he's like nah you know it's just like God you know or not you know if you like nah you know I'm sorry guys I'm very random but I'm saying this for you people feel comfortable it's not like what God is not this like rigid thing it's very beautiful when you own it when you own who you are in him it's very beautiful thank you Jesus thank you Jesus and it's if you're still standing and if you're on livestream you're with us in the Psalter but if someone is here and where your dilemma is see when Jesus talked about do not worry about what you would eat or drink that is your biggest worry and and and it's valid because you're you're literally in this place where you feel like you can't you don't have anything you feel like you know what God at this me no argument I'm starving you know you feel like I don't know what's going to happen I'm in this place of confusion and it feels like I may not be able to sustain myself God is calling you to a place where he wants you to know him as provider and if that is you that your your decisions are driven by need I want you to come out here because any decision driven by a need can drive you to the wrong things let that mean surrender that knee to the Lord because if your life is driven by I need this I need that I need this it talks about that Wow let me let me pause on this thank you Jesus thank you Jesus and I'm saying this because you're about to enter something that can destroy you and that is not God's portion for you the Lord is my shepherd I shall not want you don't know how it's going to happen and that's the problem because you're used to having control of things but if you're trusting God he will not disappoint you and why I'm saying is don't even put an expectation to how he provides for you because you might want it one way and he's still going to get it to you let your priority be God I desire to be who you've called me to be in that place family everything will be added on to you I stated from experience there are things in my life that I'm like God I need this and I need to do that and he's like I will get you what you need but that is not what you need to be doing you're in a place of just like okay I don't know what to do I don't know what to do something I'm just gonna run to this I'm going to move back I'm going to make this quick decision based on the need removing ourselves from God let me let me try to trust you you see something I love something I love is when it talks about how Jesus said the multitude the 5000 or the 4000 right it says how Jesus saw that they have not they have been with him for three days and they had not eating and he said if I send them away they will faint on their way the people obviously if they're going to faint I'm sure they were very aware they were hungry but it wasn't the people that decided to leave Jesus is the ones saying if I send them away they will faint I want you to catch something because these are people that their number one thing was God what do you have to say they were hungry they were thirsty they were tired they were probably about to pass out but they were digging their one desire was God and in that place in that place is where the supernatural happened the supernatural didn't happen because in day two they got tired and you're like God well you know what we gotta go eat God find something to eat they were like God we desire you even above our hunger and in that place the supernatural was activated and that is where he uses two loaves and five spino five fishes and all that good stuff and set all the people I'm saying this family because sometimes sometimes God would allow you and it's almost like evil desires for you to reach the end of yourself because it's in that place he would activate the supernatural in your life if you are not dead obviously you're here don't stop don't make a decision because you think you need something when he is your Shepherd God is so funny because when he knows you're about to do something that you don't need to do when he knows that she's really rich the end of herself he will step in he would always step in some me hold on don't look back there's nothing there for us anyway God will not fill me he will not disappoint you he will not thank you Jesus thank you Jesus thank you sir thank you Jesus there are a few more people that need to come down and we're going to pray and the purpose is coming down the altar looks beautiful when it's packed that's true but that's not the purpose the purpose of coming down is because comments to the altar is so symbolic to the Lord it's saying that beyond I'm not concerning I'm not here to it's not about people it's not about anything's about you and I'm going to lay this down before you the altar the place of sacrifice so if you know that this is an area that you've been battling with god I want to move forward and listen and God understands that's why he brings a word I want to move forward but I feel like things are not just working out for me have that have that spirit of if I perish I perish unless it kills me I'm not going to stop if that is you come down come down thank you Jesus thank you Jesus thank you Jesus thank you Jesus we're going to pray family if anyone is in need of healing you know I don't know if someone is here or watching but it's almost like you've you busy report about your ear like you're losing hearing or something of so that maybe you're watching and anyone if you're in need of healing just touch that part of your body the Lord is here the Lord is here thank you Jesus thank you Jesus sonna God we thank you for your love we thank you for your goodness Lord Jesus we thank you Lord for you have brought a word to remind your people that you are with them you have brother word Lord God because of your love Lord God I thank you that we will no longer compare ourselves we would own the path that you have called us to not looking at it as any less because it's not even about the title it's about that which you have called us to shift in the places it's called us to it doesn't matter how we got in the door the fact is that we are in the door the fact is that we are in these rooms that you have brought us to whether we came in there by the way of a friend or by the way of a job or by the way of a meeting it does not matter I thank you Lord that what you have spoken they would see I thank you Lord that they would be patient because you are loved and love is patient and so everything you call us to requires patience I thank you that they would have patience with themselves and with the process they would know Lord God that you are their Good Shepherd even when they wrestle with that thought that they would hold on and know that Lord God I rather die for something I believed in then live just to exist thank you Jesus for you have called leaders and warriors all over this place and they will see themselves as you see them they will own their identity Lord Jesus thank you Lord burn the bridges that we hold on to burn the bridges that lay behind a zowie we think we can walk Lorca we're asking for your supernatural help because as they have come to the altar Lord God burn those bridges it would not even be an option look back because there's nothing there there is no way to walk there as they have come to the altar Lord God they're laying it down and so we say that what they have laid down Burnet Lord God for you are the consuming fire thank you Jesus set a fire within the things that you have spoken to them reawaken their passion for it Lord God and for some that this might be a week or two weeks later they may need this word again let that replace don't look back there is nothing there everything that you desire is right now right here and God is doing a good work and we just have to be patient with you lord thank you lord thank you Lord those who have trusted you right now in this moment trusting you for healing I thank you Lord that you're touching those areas I thank you Jesus have your way father God have your way with each and every one who came to this also with everyone watching on livestream with everyone present in this room because there are different parts of the word that touch them in different ways thank you Lord that everyone would leave here strengthened everyone will leave here Lord God awaken to the reality that you would not forsake them awaken to the truth father God that your name is on them and so anything that stands in their way by right has to bow because your word said that in your name every knee shall bow and so whatever stands in our way Lord God if it hasn't bowed out now it will bow down we thank you Jesus and we seal this in your name thank you lord Silva's message in their hearts still let Lord God this would not just be a thing of this moment Lord God but this would be a sin of their life we choose that we make a covenant with ourselves to not look back in Jesus name Amen [Music]

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Published: Thu Jun 29 2017